Posts in the Australasia category

Mr S and I absolutely love incorporating wine tasting or visiting a vineyard during a trip. Personally I love exploring the cellars or strolling through beautiful vineyards before returning to the house to sample some of their delicious wines along with a cheese plate and a view of the scenery. Now full disclosure, I’m no… Read more »

It’s been said that the olfactory sense is the most evocative of them all. A certain smell can stick in your mind and bring back the most incredible memories… Like the salty sea air of the Great Ocean Road as the wind whips around your nostrils… ….that heady smell of freshly baked bread wafting out… Read more »

Imagine a paradise island; almost totally uninhabited, pristine landscape, perfect white beaches and brilliant turquoise water that actually sparkles. I want to tell you about one of the most beautiful places in the world, Hamilton Island, one of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia. At the end of our incredible trip exploring Australia and before heading… Read more »

I don’t think I’d ever in my whole life spent Christmas apart from my family; every year we’ve got the whole family together either at my parents, Mr S’s family home or our own flat. Opening presents, eating turkey and watching Christmas TV together have always been our standard traditions and it’s even more fun now… Read more »

Melbourne was one of my favourite cities when we visited Australia and actually one of my favourite cities of all time. The city is Australia’s cultural capital encompassing museums, cool street art and theatres. What I also loved about it was that it’s such a walkable city and I found it so easy to explore… Read more »

When I heard the subject for October’s Travel link up, hosted by Emma, Kelly, Rebecca and their guest host, Molly, I really had to wrack my brains as to what I would write about. You see, the subject was the most interesting character you’ve met whilst travelling. Mr Silver and I spend most of our… Read more »

The island of Le Taha’a is shaped like a flower and the fragrant scent of vanilla drifts gently through the breeze, can you imagine a more heavenly paradise? Our hotel, Le Taha’a Island Resort and Spa, is one of the only places to stay on the island and because of this, honeymooners can find themselves… Read more »

Mr Silver always says the best way to see a country is by sailing around the coast line; I like poncing around on fancy boats and drinking champagne…so it seemed a great idea to experience the romantic sunset cruise that the Four Seasons offered as one of the items on their romance menu. … Read more »

Being a Four Seasons affectionado I always look forward to reading their newsletter when it pings into my mailbox. But it was about two years I saw a picture that took my breath away and immediately forwarded the email to Mr Silver. ‘OMG, check out the Four Seasons Bora Bora, it’s stunning,’ Admittedly I wasn’t sure… Read more »

For Boxing Day, Mr Silver had arranged a special treat for me. We would be catching a seaplane to Jonah’s on Whale Beach, here we would be enjoying lunch and a one night stay. The scenic seaplane flight would leave from Rose Bay harbour in Sydney so that morning Mr Silver and I packed a… Read more »